Health Tourism in Bariatric Surgery

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT06694831

İlke Dolgun30 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to examine whether patients who come to our country for bariatric surgery via health tourism have any concerns during this process, and if they do, to determine the level of their concerns through psychometric tests, to determine the reasons for their concerns (is it related to travel, going to another country, hospital, surgery, etc.) and whether their concerns decrease after the surgery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Anxiety

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who came to our country through health tourism * Patients with indications for bariatric surgery * Patients over the age of 18 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years of age * Patients with psychiatric, neurological diseases or mental retardation that prevent them from completing psychometric tests * Patients with bariatric surgery indications other than health tourism * Patients who do not agree to participate in the study

Locations (1)

Istinye Üniversity

Istanbul, Merkez Mahallesi, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

anxiety scale

to examine whether they have concerns

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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